TikTok star Bryce Hall is facing domestic violence charges involving his ex-girlfriend.
The social media personality, 27, was arrested in Las Vegas last month on one felony count of coercion constituting domestic violence with threat or use of physical force and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The alleged incident took place on July 27, but the criminal complaint wasn't filed until Aug. 28, records show. A warrant was issued for Hall's arrest on Sept. 10, when he was booked and released from custody on the condition that he not have any contact with the alleged victim, identified in court records as his ex Maria Palafox, who goes by Mika Lafuente online.
On Oct. 13,
Hall had his arraignment, where he was provided with an official no contact order that expires on Jan. 12, 2027. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 1.
In an Oct. 13 statement to TMZ, a representative for Hall said, "These allegations are false, and we look forward to the facts coming out in court. We will be taking legal action against those responsible for spreading false and defamatory claims."
USA TODAY reached out to representatives for Hall and Palafox for comment.
Bryce Hall, Mika Lafuente split days before alleged incident
Hall and Palafox dated for more than two years before he announced their split in a video posted to his social media on July 25, just two days before the alleged domestic violence incident occurred.
"I’m not the best at this because I don’t do this often, but me and Mika broke up. This is not a joke, we are no longer a couple. She just moved out of my house," Hall said in the brief clip, adding it is "kind of scary at night" in the house alone.
The YouTuber went on to say the breakup "wasn't pretty, as you could probably guess because she's not in this video explaining with me why we broke up, but I'm not gonna get into details."
"I wish her the best. Let's move on," he concluded. "I'm only gonna shade her if she [has sex] with another dude. Just kidding."
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Bryce Hall arrested for felony domestic violence against ex Mika Lafuente
